Ken Plasse

Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets disposable surgical devices. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Krave Pure Foods, Inc. produces jerkys that are gluten-free and devoid of nitrites, monosodium glutamate, and corn syrup. Its products include basil citrus turkey, garlic chili pepper beef, and black cherry barbecue pork. The company was founded by Jonathan Sebastiani in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Securus Medical Group, Inc. develops clinical tools to monitor core body temperature within body cavities. The firm develops tissue temperature monitoring and mapping systems. The company was founded by John T. Garibotto on June 24, 2011 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Smart Wires, Inc. operates as an energy grid solutions company. It specializes in energy integration, transmission, and congestion management. The company was founded by Woddy Joe Gibson in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Rubicon Global Holdings LLC engages in the provision of cloud based waste and recycling solutions. It offers recurring dumpster, sustainability reporting, temporary dumpster rental, and waste removal services. It serves the construction and demolition, distribution and logistics, grocery, healthcare, manufacturing, property management, restaurant, and retail industry. The company was founded by Nathaniel R. Morris, Lane B. Moore, Marc Spiegel, Henry M. Dudgeon III, and Hank Dudgeon in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The Glukos Co., Inc. manufactures and distributes natural performance energy foods. Its performance energy products are available in powders, tablets, bar, gummies, gel and drinks. The company was founded by Mark Jensen in 2013 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Fish+People Corp. sells seafood and seafood products. It offers T-shirt, seafood kits, and soups. The company was founded by Michael C. Baratoff and Duncan S. Berry in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Biena LLC manufactures roasted snack products and sells through retail stores and online. Its products include sea salt, rockin ranch, habanero, honey roasted, barbeque and cinnamon crunch, variety pack, milk chocolate and dark chocolate. The company was founded by Poorvi Patodia in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Source Global LLC provides information technology outsourcing services. It is a subsidiary of Phoenix India Acquisition Corp. The company is headquartered in New York City, NY

Arnerich Massena, Inc. is an employee-owned registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The firm was founded by Tony Arnerich in 1991. They provide discretionary management and non-discretionary advisory services to high net-worth individuals and families, endowments and foundations, and corporations. Arnerich Massena is a signatory of the internationally recognized United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

The Northwest Area Foundation engages in the provision of jobs and financial capability for under-resourced communities. The company was founded by Louis W. Hill in 1934 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Fishpeople Seafood, Inc. sells fish and seafood's. Its products include seafood kits, soups, entrees, frozen seafood fillets and for chefs. The company was founded by Duncan Berry and Kipp Baratoff in 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Good Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops "context-dependent" protein drugs that sense biomarkers and respond with a therapeutic activity. The company was founded by John Mulligan in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Fervo Energy commercializes geothermal technologies to operate geothermal assets. The company was founded by Jack Norbeck and Timothy Latimer in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Claros Technologies, Inc. is an advanced materials company that designs and develops sustainable materials and solutions for a circular economy. The company is based in St. Paul, MN and was founded by Michelle Bellanca and Abdennour Abbas. The company has pioneered remarkable technology that’s embedded into textile fibers at the molecular level. The company's mission is to use the latest advancements in science and engineering to innovate solutions that enable sustainable use, recovery, and reuse of natural resources. The company offers claros zioshield and ziofresh antimicrobial products, which may not be available in all areas. Michelle Bellanca has been the CEO since incorporation.

Bonum Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held American company that focuses on generating a new class of therapeutics based on a proven technology platform. Bonum Therapeutics is based in an undisclosed location and was founded in 2022 by the Good Therapeutics team. The company's technology utilizes principles of allosteric regulation to create highly active and less toxic medicines, which can be applied to a wide range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, autoimmunity, metabolic disorders, and pain management. The company's molecules combine a sensor component directed against a specific biological marker and a therapeutic component. The company is backed by a group of leading venture investors, including Codon Capital, Roche Venture Fund, RiverVest Venture Partners, 3x5 Partners, Digitalis Ventures, and Vivo Capital. The company was founded by John Mulligan, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

3x5 Partners LLC (3x5 Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Tony Arnerich and Nicholas Walrod. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.